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cbs 5 reporter dr. kim mulvihill on why his patients swear by it. >> reporter: andrea loves to spend time with her kids, on this day reading all about the wild things. >> i wouldn't do that to you. >> reporter: but for years, it was no laughing matter. andrea battled a beast not found in any child's book, intensely painful chronic headaches. >> like i was hit with a baseball bat in the back of the head. >> reporter: so debilitating, she struggled to get through the day. >> i would try ice. i would try antiinflammatories. i would try heat. >> reporter: andrea also tried prescription painkillers with unpleasant side affects. she consulted more than a dozen specialists. but it took a plastic surgeon to give her the relief she craved. >> i can't remember the last time i took tylenol. i hardly ever have any pain. >> reporter: he performs a new surgical procedure on patients with chronic headaches. >> these people are really pretty miserable. their quality of life has been diminished significantly, even thoug
cbs 5 reporter dr. kim mulvihill on why his patients swear by it. >> reporter: andrea loves to spend time with her kids, on this day reading all about the wild things. >> i wouldn't do that to you. >> reporter: but for years, it was no laughing matter. andrea battled a beast not found in any child's book, intensely painful chronic headaches. >> like i was hit with a baseball bat in the back of the head. >> reporter: so debilitating, she struggled to get through the...
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in petaluma, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> hundreds of people sickened by salmon. company tied to a major recall. >> he passed out on the bike and hit the deck and he was dead. >> something smaller than a pencil that essentially brought her husband back to life. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, now, doctors are using a tiy heart as dr. k ill shows us, the >>> after a heart attack, getting enough blood and oxygen to the body is critical to survival. now doctors are using a tiny heart pump. as dr. kim mulvihill shows us, the device is saving lives, hearts and families. >> reporter: curtis broome is an avid cyclist and runner. >> i was in good shape, i was in very good shape. >> reporter: but four months ago the 47-year-old collapsed on a morning ride. >> he passed out on the bike and hit the deck and he was dead. and just in a split second, my life turned upside-down. >> reporter: broome, who had no prior history of heart disease, had cardiac arrest >> he was really in bad shape. >> reporter: interventional cardiologist dr. richard chang says that cardiac arrest wasn't due to a heart
in petaluma, linda yee, cbs 5. >>> hundreds of people sickened by salmon. company tied to a major recall. >> he passed out on the bike and hit the deck and he was dead. >> something smaller than a pencil that essentially brought her husband back to life. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, now, doctors are using a tiy heart as dr. k ill shows us, the >>> after a heart attack, getting enough blood and oxygen to the body is critical to survival. now doctors are using a tiny heart pump....
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in sacramento, checkey bedford, cbs 5. >> checking bay area headlines, a suspect wanted for outstanding warrants tried to speed away when police spotted him today and crashed his car into a tree and ran. do nearby schools were locked down for a time and people at a nearby church were told to stay inside. the suspect was eventually arrested. >> and albany middle school teacher was arrested this morning for having an inappropriate relationship with a student the sixth grade teacher and basketball coach was booked on suspicion of lewd acts with a child under 14. the school contacted police after receiving a complaint on monday. >> the occupied camp outside of the federal reserve on market street in san francisco has been taken down. police moved in last night and cleared everyone out. occupied protesters had been warned for weeks that it would happen if they did not leave. dozens were arrested, cited, and released. >> in november california voters will consider to measures to raise taxes for education. the governors proposition 30 is competing with proposition 38. which one is better for t
in sacramento, checkey bedford, cbs 5. >> checking bay area headlines, a suspect wanted for outstanding warrants tried to speed away when police spotted him today and crashed his car into a tree and ran. do nearby schools were locked down for a time and people at a nearby church were told to stay inside. the suspect was eventually arrested. >> and albany middle school teacher was arrested this morning for having an inappropriate relationship with a student the sixth grade teacher...
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in a story that you will only see on cbs 5, dr. kim looks at the symptoms and the unusual way that doctors are treating it. >> at the oakland medical center, doctors examined a young asian woman with a persistent cough. x-rays show a problem, and diagnostic tests reveal a surprise, an unusual bacteria infection, an organism often seen in patients with advanced aids. >> we did a biopsy of furlongs in the areas around her lungs, every one of them grew the same organism. in fact, everywhere that we poker with a needle, she started to leak this organism out for body. >> but she did not have hiv. the infectious disease specialist dr. roger baxter ... >> the more we treated her, the worst she did. >> he gave her every ton of antibiotic but nothing worked. >> it was like she was a medium for this organism, and was being eaten alive by it. she was clearly dying. >> dr. baxter called the national institutes of health in maryland for help, the scientists ask him to send the patient back to them and he did. >> what they found was amazing, in
in a story that you will only see on cbs 5, dr. kim looks at the symptoms and the unusual way that doctors are treating it. >> at the oakland medical center, doctors examined a young asian woman with a persistent cough. x-rays show a problem, and diagnostic tests reveal a surprise, an unusual bacteria infection, an organism often seen in patients with advanced aids. >> we did a biopsy of furlongs in the areas around her lungs, every one of them grew the same organism. in fact,...
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cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman with the warning from the chp tonight. mike. >>> reporter: we have been talking about this to get word out. it's all over social media but you know someone is going to go shopping this weekend and say what's all this traffic about? so be ready. >> reporter: the bay area is popular on weekends but it may never be as popular as this weekend when upwards of a million people are expected for a visit. there is a lot going on. so i have come up to twin peaks. we have two giants games at&t park saturday and and sunday. fleet week. the america's cup in the bay. two big cruise ships coming in and the cruise terminal. we have -- we have a fair --the castro street fair in the castro district. and hardly strictly bluegrass which is a big concert in golden gate park. other side of the bay is a cal game on saturday. look a little further south, sunday, football game, candlestick house, full house for the 49ers. we have a madonna concert in san jose on sunday. there's a half a marathon they are going to be running in san jose, as well. >
cbs 5 reporter mike sugerman with the warning from the chp tonight. mike. >>> reporter: we have been talking about this to get word out. it's all over social media but you know someone is going to go shopping this weekend and say what's all this traffic about? so be ready. >> reporter: the bay area is popular on weekends but it may never be as popular as this weekend when upwards of a million people are expected for a visit. there is a lot going on. so i have come up to twin...
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that's your cbs 5 forecast. >>> an estimated 500,000 cars are coming into the city. but we only have about 400,000 parking spots. coming up in the consumerwatch, a new trend that can make you money and provide some much- needed parking. some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. save up to 15% on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. save up to 15% on an ikea kitchen. unique training exercise. ty acticed an urban >>> about 30 marines, sailors, coast guardsmen teaming up with the fear department in this training exercise. they are practicing an urban search-and-rescue drill on treasure island. but it was a
that's your cbs 5 forecast. >>> an estimated 500,000 cars are coming into the city. but we only have about 400,000 parking spots. coming up in the consumerwatch, a new trend that can make you money and provide some much- needed parking. some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof! some things will. save up to 15% on gasoline. i am probably going to the gas station about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my...